Which cognitive therapy technique involves having the client making observations to obtain a more realistic understanding of other people’s reactions?

a. Decatastrophizing
b. Reattribution technique
c. Redefining
d. Decentering


a. Decatastrophizing

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Identify and discuss at least three issues that military spouses have to face.

What will be an ideal response?

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During the state of disequilibrium that accompanies a crisis, individuals will naturally strive to return to a state of homeostasis or balance by mobilizing personal, familial, social and environmental supports

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following statements is not true of REBT?

(a) People have inborn drives toward self-actualization and irrational thinking. (b) REBT clinicians are more likely to rely on persuasion and teaching than are cognitive therapists. (c) REBT is not appropriate for group and family counseling. (d) Establishment of mutual liking and rapport is less important in REBT than in many other treatment approaches.

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Currently, scientists believe that alcohol is a “dirty” compound. This means

a. it shows a preference for a specific receptor site. b. it decreases the effects of GABA. c. it gets contaminated during the fermentation process. d. it alters the action of various neurotransmitters and interferes with the action of messenger molecules within the neuron itself.

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